Скачать или смотреть The Berlin Conference Explained: How Europe Carved Up Africa Colonialism, Borders & Lasting Conflict

The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was one of the most consequential meetings in world history — and not a single African was invited.

In this documentary-style breakdown, we expose how European powers like Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, and Portugal met in Berlin under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck to divide Africa among themselves. Using polite language about civilization, free trade, and progress, they created rules that legalized conquest, exploitation, and genocide.

You’ll learn:

How the principle of effective occupation triggered a violent race for African land

Why African rivers were opened for European exploitation

How King Leopold II turned the Congo into his personal rubber plantation, leading to one of history’s deadliest atrocities

How Africa was split into artificial borders that ignored ethnic groups, kingdoms, and cultures

Why modern conflicts in DR Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria can be traced back to Berlin

The African resistance movements history books often ignore — from Ethiopia’s victory at Adwa to the Zulu wars, Samori Touré, and the Maji Maji Rebellion

This video dismantles the myth of the “civilizing mission” and reveals the truth:
Colonialism was never about helping Africa — it was about resources, power, and control.

If you want to understand:
✔ Why Africa’s borders look the way they do
✔ How colonialism reshaped the global economy
✔ Why the legacy of empire still affects Africa today

👉 This is a must-watch history documentary.

📌 Chapters Covered:

The Berlin Conference & its secret goals

Rules of colonization explained

The Congo Free State & Leopold II

The Scramble for Africa

African resistance & forgotten heroes

Colonial borders and modern conflict

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